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[ft-devel] TTfautohint issues with small counters
From: |
vern adams |
Subject: |
[ft-devel] TTfautohint issues with small counters |
Date: |
Wed, 30 May 2012 10:07:35 +0100 |
Werner,
Testing with latest ttfautohint 0.8. There's still some issues with small
counters becoming blocked at specific pt sizes. This is not a complaint :) just
a reminder.
See screenshot http://tinyurl.com/cnsd2eq
These issues are most problematic on old GDI cleartype rendering. Under
DirectWrite the situation is much better, see screenshot at
http://tinyurl.com/bmdj4vz
I have done a lot of testing, tweaking font outlines to resolve similar issues,
and conclude that many of these problems are caused by font-design, not
ttfautohint. e.g. when the gap between dot and stem in 'i' gets blocked, it's
bad font design and can easilly be corrected ;) . However with bolder designs
it's less simple to correct these problems. Is there likely to be a resolution
to this? I'm very happy to test any developments in this area.
-vern
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